Vanillyl amin, vanillyl acyl amid, and production thereof



- March 3, 1883, c

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VANILLYL AKIN, VANILLYL ACYL TAKOMA PARK, MARYLAND.

AMID, AND PRODUCTION 'm sanor'.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELNATHAN KQNELSON, a citizen of the United States of America, and an employee of the Department of Agriculture of the said United States, residing in the city of T-akoma Park, county of Momgomery, State of Maryland, (whose ostoflice address is Washingon, D. C., ave invented a new and useful Series of Comunds--Namely, Vanillyl Amin, Vanillyl Acyl Amids,'and Production Thereof.

This application is made under the act of pter 14:3 (22 Stat. L. 625) and the invention herein described and claimed may be used by the Government 0 the United States, or any of its ofiicers or employees, in the prosecution of work for the Government, and by any person in the United States, without payment to me of any royalty thereon.

Vanillyl acyl amids are more or less pungent substances,related chemically tothe pungent principle of Cayenne pepper. Certain as vanillyl octoyl amid and vanillyl-nonoyl amid, are extremely ungent.

The more pungent compoundsof t e series can be used as substitutes for, or to fortify, Y Cayenne pepper, for use in beverages, foods, or otherwise, to produce a hot orpungent These substances, which possess a uniform and definite strength, can be used in medicme in place of capsicum, namely, as counterirritants, or stimulants, or otherwise, in the manner in which capsicum used.

The following is a spec'fication of vanillyl amin, vanillyl amids and productions there- (1) Vanillyl min is prepared as follows: Vanillin, in alcoholic solution, is treate with the necess ry amount of h droxylamin hydrochlorid and sodium car onate, and warm place for 24 hours, the excess of alcohol is evaporated and water added, wh'ch throws down vanillin oxim.

Vanillin oxiin (7 parts by weight) is dissolved in 20 parts of alcohol and reduced with 160 parts of 2.5% sodium amalgam, 14 parts of glacial acetic acid being gradually added, so as to maintainran acid reaction in the mixture.

" liberate all of The mixture 1 excess of hydrochloric diluted with water and an acid (suflicient to the acetic acid and convert the Specification of Letters Patent.

' keep or some time if some ethyl ether Patented J an. 2'7, 1920.

1919. Serial No. 329,156.

1888, 22 STAT. 11., 625.)

base into the hydrochlorid) is then added, and the solution evaporated todryness; The hydrochlorid of the base is dissolved in boiling alcohol and filtered from sodium chlorid. The product crystallizes from thealcoholon cooling.

The free base is isolated by adding to a solution of the hydrochlorid in lukewarm water an amount of 10% sodium hydroxid solution just suflicient hydrochloric acid. On standing, amin separates in fine needles.

The melting point of the product, dried at 110 to free it from water of crystallization,

vanillyl f is 131-133.

Vanillyl ainin is very unstable, bein easily decomposed by caustic alkalis an even b boiling water. In a dry form it will stored in a dry, cool and dark place.

Vanillyl amin is condensed with acids, acid anhlydrids or acyl chlo'rids, thus forming vanil l acyl amids.

Vanilly acyl amids are made by the interaction of vanillyl amin and acyl chlorids as follows:

A weight corresponding to two molecules of vanillylamin (freed from moisture by drying at 110) is suspended in dry ether and an amount of the ac lent to one molecule is ad ed while stirring. The mixture is very gently heated to insure completion of the reaction, water and a little hydrochloric acid are added and the mixture is shaken out, the aqueous la er being drawn off and the excess of vanil yl amin hydrochlorid recovered from it. The ether solution is washed with a dilute solution of sodium carbonate, to remove any uncombined acid, and evaporated, leaving a residue of vanillyl acyl amid which is purified by crystallizmg usually benzene for the-lower members of the series or petroleum ether containing for the higher ones.

The acids, acid anhydrids and acyl chlorids used in the production of 'vanillyl acyl isobutyric, valeric, heptolc, capryhc, nonoic,

capric, undecoic and lauric acids, and the corresponding acid anhydrids and acyl chlorids; unsaturated acids such as crotomc, decl chlorid equiva- I to neutralize the from a suitable solvent, I

;- amids include saturated fatty acids such as 'acetic, proplomc, butyric,

isovaleric, caprolc,

sponding acid anhydrids and acyl chlorids; 2. The process of producing yanillyl acyl 10 v and aromatic acids such as benzoic and cinamid, which consists in obtalmng an internamic,.and the corresponding acid anhydrids action of vam'llyl amin with organic acids. and acyl chlorids. In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature Having thus described my invention, 1 in the presenceof two subscribing witnessesclaim: ELNATHAN K. NELSON. 1. The new derivative of vanillin de- Witnesses:

scribed as vanillyl amin, which is a crystal- FREDERICK B; POWER,

line base melting at 131-133 O. T. K. CHESNUT. 

